Hawthorn Books, Date: 1974-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1974. Hawthorn Books ISBN 080152430X 9780801524301 [US]

New York, N. Y Hawthorn Books, Inc 1974 First Printing [Stated] Hardcover Bruce Stark (Jacket drawing) Very good in Very good jacket vii, [1], 288 pages. Inscribed by the author on the front free end paper. Inscription reads: To Bill, With Best Wishes, Arthur Marx, Aug 19, 1988. DJ is in a plastic sleeve. Includes Acknowledgments, Introduction, Selected Bibliography, and Index. Chapters include By the Sea, By the Sea, By the Beautiful Sea; I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire; The Marriage of Figaro; My Buddy; Hitch Your Wagon; Stairway to the Stars; We're in the Money; Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder--of Somebody Else; Hurray for Hollywood; Everything I Have Is Yours; People; Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? ; I've Got the World on a String; Pennies from Heaven; Ain't We Got Fun; Mr. Wonderful; If Ever I would Leave You; The Man Who Got Away; All God's Chillun Got Rhythm; Who's the Greatest Star? (I am by Far); With a Little Bit of Luck; By Myself; Nice and Easy Does It Every Time; and Laugh Clown, Laugh. This was a Movie Book Club main selection. This book explores graphically and frankly the early lives of Martin and Lewis--how they got their starts in the entertainment world, how they came together as a team, and the inside story of their separation. Experts predicted that Martin working alone was doomed to oblivion as a saloon crooner, while Lewis would scale new heights. The reverse actually happened, but how that happened is one of the fascinating stories of ...